Hydrodynamic characteristics and effects of river waves caused by ice jam releases

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 85, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-55

  Beltaos, Spyros ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amplification; Breakup; Celerity; Jave; Scour; Waveform

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BED SHEAR STRESSS; CELERITY; DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS; DYNAMIC EVENTS; HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; ICE JAMS; JAVE; NORTHERN CANADA; RATE OF RISE; RELEASE WAVES; RESEARCH CHALLENGES; RIVER-BED SCOUR; SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS; WATER-LEVEL DATA; WAVE FORMS;

AMPLIFICATION; DROP BREAKUP; ECOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; RIVERS; SCOUR; WATER LEVELS;

ICE;

GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; ICE MECHANICS; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; RIVER WATER; SCOUR; SHEAR STRESS; WATER WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CANADA;

EID: 84868689944     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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